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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Why Seth MacFarlane Killed Brian

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane said his creative
team behind Fox’s animated hit was shocked by fan reaction to
(temporarily) killing off Brian earlier this season.

“It surprised
all of us,” the writer-producer-actor told a huddle of reporters after
his Television Critics Association press tour panel Monday for his
upcoming Fox astronomy documentary Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey.
“We were all very surprised, in a good way, that people still cared
enough about that character to be that angry. We thought it would create
a little bit of a stir, but the rage wasn’t something we counted on.”MacFarlane also said he thinks the stunt helped the show’s ratings
and revealed his reason behind the move: “It did what it was designed to
do — it reminded people this is still a show where anything that can
happen despite the fact it’s been on for awhile.”

That said, fans can rest assured that Brian isn’t going to perish again. “Would I do it again? No. We already did it.”